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hotspotshield_downloader-5lfgv9sl.exe

Somoto Israel

This is the Somoto BetterInstaller, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application hotspotshield_downloader-5lfgv9sl.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadsource.net.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2383f2a466f161b7136b8309e9184d92

SHA-1:
ade03750b17fbab0aaefd2f6f4b55e39b4f8ff88

SHA-256:
7123f4c97f5a79be73021bf3a3b20645995b83e2c9c9160a1463721a0d92eddb

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:39:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236920.B
14.05.15

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140515

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3474

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DTL
18274

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9801

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12080

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.05.15.12

McAfee
Artemis!2383F2A466F1
5600.7130

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59826

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.15.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.b
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0514
7.2.135

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29212

File size:
231.4 KB (236,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspotshield_downloader-5lfgv9sl.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Israel, O=Somoto Israel, STREET=Habarzel 32, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=69700, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
74F2E607D2905C0E3EA9C8AB59942D25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 12:44:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:oJ380oaGGMY0ZqbEYuUv+WLOBWfTWYozfFoPqpF+ypdgAPQ:oF80oRG7liWfTozfF/PLpdY

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7624  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file hotspotshield_downloader-5lfgv9sl.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadsource.net/.../HotspotShield_downloader-5LFGv9sl.exe

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